So I think it could also be a lifestyle decision, my parents who are reaching retirement age, would be more inclined to go after turnkey deals b/c that allows them to be hands off. 

In 2018 the owners of ACE Hardware in downtown Ypsilanti, MI informed me that they planned to retire and close the store because their real estate broker informed them that the building could be worth more vacant than occupied by an ACE Hardware.

I have my own part to play in lack of due diligence in my purchase from Rent to Retirement that is now “managed” by East Street, but the service is terrible.

My ultimate goal is to passively maintain rental properties through retirement, which I understand will take a serious amount of work for decades.

Obviously borrowing against the retirement to invest in real estate is better than using it for vacation.

Currently own over 100 units and another owner who works with my property manager wants to retire and is willing to get creative with te financing because of my relationship with te manager.

We started to have issues i.e. checks were starting to come in late, hard to get in touch with, and so forth so we were happy to hear that the PM wanted to retire.

Typically, do people who retire early just pay the penalty, is there a way around this, or are they using taxable accounts until they reach the typical retirement age?

I am working on growing my real estate portfolio with the long-term goal of retiring early.

Thanks @Cooper MarcusOf course, the threshold considerations are whether (i) you are eligible (i.e. self-employed with no full-time w-2 employees) and (ii) retirement funds in an account that you can rollover (i.e. former employer plan and/or non-Roth IRA that is invested in investments that can be liquidated an acceptable cost).Assuming that you cross these threshold issues, here are some additional comments/considerations:1.